Best Practices
SoftNAS Best Practice Recommendations
Here you will find various best practice recommendations for the specific platforms, features, and storage SoftNAS manages.
AWS Specific
Best Practices specific to the Amazon Web Services
Regions and Availability Zones
EBS Instance Selection
Amazon EBS volume types
Adding an AWS gp3 disk device
AWS Outposts
Azure Specific
Best Practices specific to the Azure Cloud
Getting Started With SoftNAS on Azure
Azure Managed Disks
Linux Virtual Machines in Azure
Availability options for Azure
VMware Specific
High Availability
Best Practices dealing with SNAP HA, SnapReplicate, and other subjects related to ensuring high availability
AWS Regions & Availability Zones
Maximum Data Protection
Snapshots
Write Logs
Data Protection
All things dealing with protecting the data
Maximum Data Protection
Migration (Lift and Shift)
Getting the most out of Lift and Shift
Configuring Ports and Network Security Groups for Lift and Shift
Editing Lift and Shift Volume Flows
Moving from EFS to EBS using Lift and Shift
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting common issues and various tools to use
Performance Issues
Performance
Getting the most out of your SoftNAS deployment
SoftNAS Performance on AWS
Changing Monitoring Notification Frequency
VMware - Networking Tips
SnapReplicate iSCSI Volume Synchronization
Applying CHAP Authentication to iSCSI ACLs
Protocols